Open AccessA New Surgical Technique to Deliver Riboflavin Beneath Corneal Epithelium: The Corneal Cross-Linking Epi-Pocket
Author(s) -
Davide Borroni,
Chiara Bonzano,
Rumyana Hristova,
JoséMaría SánchezGonzález,
Flavia Pennisi,
Aurelio Rocha-Bogas,
C. Rocha de Lossada
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asia-pacific journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.163
H-Index - 20
ISSN - 2162-0989
DOI - 10.1097/apo.0000000000000420
Subject(s) - keratoconus , keratometer , riboflavin , ophthalmology , corneal collagen cross linking , densitometry , medicine , visual acuity , corneal topography , corneal epithelium , cornea , chemistry , biochemistry
To describe a new technique to deliver riboflavin into the corneal stroma during Corneal Cross-Linking (CXL) without the removal of corneal epithelium.